BNS - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Section 158 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS

Aiding escape
of, rescuing or
harbouring
such prisoner.

  1. Whoever knowingly aids or assists any State prisoner or prisoner of war in
    escaping from lawful custody, or rescues or attempts to rescue any such prisoner, or harbours
    or conceals any such prisoner who has escaped from lawful custody, or offers or attempts to
    offer any resistance to the recapture of such prisoner, shall be punished with imprisonment
    for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years,
    and shall also be liable to fine.
    Explanation.—A State prisoner or prisoner of war, who is permitted to be at large on
    his parole within certain limits in India, is said to escape from lawful custody if he goes
    beyond the limits within which he is allowed to be at large.

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